: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground
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He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Soto hit a line drive single to center to score him, and Alonso followed with an RBI double.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025 The Red Sox had a prime opportunity to win it in the ninth when Carlos Narvaez led off the inning with a loud line drive high off the Green Monster.—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2025 No surprise, though neither safety was exactly a smoking line drive.—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 Robinett smoked a line drive 106 mph right at shortstop Kaeden Kent.—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line drive
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